CVE-2009-3445 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 28 Sep 2009 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can crash the Ability Mail Server daemon via a malicious IMAP4 FETCH command, causing denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2009-3445?

CVE-2009-3445 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Sep 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Code-Crafters Ability Mail Server before 2.70 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an IMAP4 FETCH command.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3445?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Code-Crafters Ability Mail Server.

How do I fix CVE-2009-3445?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-3445 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2009-3445 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3445 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cf72-mxxr-2628.